A erradicação da palma forrageira pela cochonilha do carmim e a reorganização do espaço agrário de São João do Cariri, PB.

Abstract

The stock breeding activity since the beginning of the process of organizing the agrarian space of São João do Cariri, was the element that marked out the existing relations of production in agricultural establishments. Inside this space there was, throughout history, some significant changes in the forms of management practiced, as perceived after the crisis of the sugarcane industry and the rise and crisis of the cotton industry, the latter being succeeded by a modernization policy which the palm forage the giant variety assumed a prominent role, becoming the main source of forage available to livestock effective and hence printing compelling brands in humanized landscape. This dynamic remained until the year 2011 when the plague of cochineal carmine began attacking existing palmais in the agricultural area of the city, leading to their complete eradication. Based on this phenomenon, this research takes to analyze the reorganization of agrarian space of São João do Cariri after the decimation of the cactus pest cochineal carmine's. Therefore, the qualitative research methodology was adopted that sought, through the use of instruments such as literature, observation, interview, questionnaire and survey of iconographic records form the basis for obtaining relevant information for this analysis . The survey found that eradication of palmais by the action of cochineal carmine difficult existing forms of management within the property, leading producers to reduce the breeding herd. On the other hand, the reorganization of agrarian space after the action of this phenomenon stands the reintroduction of giant cactus, which is still being attacked by the plague of cochineal, the resumption of the use of native cacti, industrialized feed and grass production to feed herds, although the sources most commonly used today, requires that the producer makes use of more capital and workforce in its management, but without ensuring the basic needs of the flock and hence maintaining their income. On the other hand, the findings and incorporating resistant cactus varieties are present in this reorganization, but most of the producers are finding it difficult to make these varieties thrive, given the weakness displayed by them front to the local climate, which, according to producers, these varieties require you to make the use of irrigation. It is essential to incorporate, among the actions undertaken by public actors, other ways to combat the plague of cochineal carmine, without necessarily take as a basis the findings and cultivation of new varieties resistant to pest, since these, at least so far, they have not fulfilled the role expected of it.